September 13, 2004
New Siemens Phone Gets Emotional
Siemens mobile has announced the CX70 EMOTY, a new phone designed to better communicate emotions via MMS, reports Phone Scoop .
Built in to the sides of the phone are unique stroke, press and shake sensors, which are used to control animated 3D characters, to express the users' moods.
The conveyed emotion can then be sent as an animation to any MMS-capable phone. The phone comes with three EMOTY 3D characters - Laura, Joey, and Wobble - and additional characters, including Garfield, will be downloadable".
More in company press release..
Related, the BBC today has a wonderful story on "The future of affection" - The shiny, wipe-clean future we are headed for may seem like a cold and uninviting place, but if existing technology is any guide then feelings and emotions are going to play a big part in this hi-tech world.
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